Rampage

Love riding? Want to improve skills and fitness to do some racing?

Interested in finding out more?

If you’d like to hear more about RMCC’s Rampage Junior Race Program or All Mountain Program (AMP), please join us for the parent and rider Open House. Our Head Coaches will give a brief presentation about the programs, and be available to answer questions to help determine if the program is right for your young rider.

February 13th, 2018 at 6:30 pm
Room 212, Elevation Place

Program information

RMCC’s Rampage youth racing program aims to develop a passion for cycling in young athletes so they are intrinsically motivated to pursue it as they grow into adults. Rampage does this by providing age-appropriate programming, based on Long Term Athlete Development (LTAD) cycling principals in a fun atmosphere that helps young athletes grow and learn valuable skills which extend beyond cycling — hard work, discipline, attention to detail, focusing on distant goals, dealing with adversity and failure, maintaining control under pressure, and working within a team.

Two weeknight practices each week throughout the program will include training rides with a warm up and cool down, skill development, and race preparation – both for mind and body. We may have a few sessions (TBC) that will be focused on road riding so that athletes can develop skills and learn tactics for road racing and training to complement their mountain bike training.

We pleased to have Ryan Draper return again this season as Rampage Head Coach. Ryan brings a bring a wealth of cycling racing experience and tremendous passion for working with young athletes to the program.

Dates and details:

Dates: May 1 – July 12Two practices weekly for 11 weeks:

Tuesdays & Thursdays: 5:00-7:00 PM*
*Note: some Tuesday practice times will be adjusted to the RMCC Toonie Tuesday race times. Some sessions may need to be shortened or cancelled due to poor weather.

PLUS one weekend session (date TBA) for a longer ride outside of Canmore

PLUSthere are a number of local races throughout the season that the Rampage program will be tentatively supporting (schedule may change):

RMCC Toonie Tuesday Races (April to June on alternating Tuesdays)

RMCC Trailblazers Youth Races (one in June and one in July with Mountain Bike Nationals)

Mountain Maiden (date TBA)

In total the program includes over 20 sessions, plus race coaching support at 3+ races.

Cost: $450 + RMCC membership/insurance

Note: Rampage participants have the opportunity to receive race subsidies and reimbursements, ask your Coach for more details.

Volunteer Requirements & Bond: Rampage is subsidized by RMCC – parents of Rampage riders are needed to volunteer with RMCC events and activities to make this subsidy possible. A volunteer bond of $150 is required to register for the program. Please prepare a cheque post-dated for October 1, 2018 and pass on to the Rampage Head Coach at the first session. If you meet the volunteer requirements, RMCC will destroy or return your cheque.

The volunteer requirement for parents/guardians of Rampage riders may be satisfied by participating in one of the items below:

RMCC Executive, Event Organizer, or Committee Position

Participate in 16 hours of volunteer time at any of the volunteer opportunities listed on the registration form.

In order for athletes to receive any additional reimbursements (Race Subsidies, Youth Race Fund, etc.) from RMCC, the volunteer requirements must be completed in full.

Please note: Riders are required to wear the most recent RMCC kit to qualify for financial support. ABA/UCI junior racing license and race entry fees, for races athletes choose to participate in, are in addition to the program fees. Race reimbursements for those completing their volunteer commitments are available. Rampage athletes are required to have the RMCC jersey and shorts.

Registration: Riders will need to be in shape and experienced — if they have not previously been a part of the Rampage program, they will need to be vetted to ensure Rampage is a good fit for them. For any athletes wishing to join the program in 2018, please contact Rampage Head Coach Ryan Draper. Please answer the following questions in your email to Ryan:

1-How many years riding

2-Favourite trail

3-Longest ride

4-Strength as rider

5-Weakness as rider

We will have some spaces to accept new riders to the 2018 program, but please contact us in advance of the season start with an expression of interest. New riders will be accepted to the program after riding with the Rampage group for 1-2 sessions as a trial to ensure the program is a good fit.

Grab your friends and join us to ride and race hard … and have lots of fun!

Registration for Rampage begins February 1 (returning athletes) and March 1 (new athletes joining in 2018).
Note: a registration code from the Head Coach is required.REGISTER

Contact our Program Manager for more program details or with any questions.CONTACT US